OBJECTIVE We aimed to evaluate the immune status of children with obstructive sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS). METHODS Fifty children with OSAHS having the symptoms of "snoring, mouth breathing and suffocating during sleep", who were admitted in our hospital from May 2014 to May 2016, were randomly selected. Another 52 healthy, age- and gender-matched children were enrolled as control s...

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES Sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (SAHS) is a prevalent condition that has well-known cardiovascular repercussions. However, few published echocardiographic studies have investigated the abnormalities present at SAHS diagnosis or their relationship with syndrome severity. Our objective was to evaluate myocardial structural, functional and performance parameters in these ...

OBJECTIVES The present retrospective study analyzes sagittal cephalometric changes in patients affected by obstructive sleep apnea syndrome submitted to maxillomandubular advancement. MATERIAL AND METHODS 15 adult sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) patients diagnosed by polysomnography (PSG) and treated with maxillomandubular advancement (MMA) were included in this study. Pre- (T1) and postsurgical ...

To investigate the relationship between obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome complicated with various traditional Chinese medicine syndromes of hypertension and plasma homocysteine level, patients were divided into liver-fire excess syndrome, yin deficiency yang phlegm-blood stasis based on type standard syndrome. General data, body mass index values, index, oxyhemoglobin saturation, Epwor...

OBJECTIVE Randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled, clinical trial to determine the effectiveness of palatal implants for treatment of mild/moderate obstructive sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS). STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING Sixty-two non-obese adults with history of snoring, daytime sleepiness, and mild/moderate OSAHS, were randomized to receive palatal implants (n = 31) or placebo pro...

OBJECTIVE The aim of the present study was to determine the short-term efficacy of treatment for snoring and obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) using a mandibular advancement splint. METHODS The sample comprised 20 patients (13 men and 7 women; mean age = 48 years; mean body mass index = 27.07) with OSAHS. Polysomnograms were performed before and 60 days after mandibular advanc...

This study aimed to investigate the efficacy of minimally invasive tonsil surgery for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) in children. Tonsil ablation or turbinate reduction was performed on 49 pediatric patients with OSAHS by minimally invasive tonsil surgery. In order to evaluate the efficacy of surgery, a comparison was conducted between pre-operation and post-...